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The Journal of the International Institute for African Scholars is open to receiving your submissions. The internal, external, and double-blind reviewers are working. To assist the Review Committee in carrying out their assignment without delay, we kindly request that you revise your full paper using the structure outlined below:<\/h4>

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3. First and second persons (singular and plural) are prohibited in scholarly materials. Also, avoid using \u201cthere is (are)\u201d and \u201cit is\u201d phrasing in sentences.<\/h4>

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\u2022 Introduction (background of the study and problem embedded in it with the study objectives)<\/h4>

\u2022 Literature Review: Please limit your literature review to:<\/h4>

(i) Theoretical background (for quantitative research) – this must have a serious link to the variables included in the study; and also the basis of your empirical review
(ii) Conceptual Framework (for qualitative research)<\/h4>

Observe any occurrences of critical linkages\/nexus between the dependent and independent variables (empirical reviews) that explain the basis for both the study objectives and hypothesis in quantitative submissions.<\/h4>

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